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 932 74T H CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 779. AUGUST 27, 1935. August 27, 1935. [S.J. Res. 159 .] [Pub. Res., No.62.] nInt eotate Sa nitation Whereas the State of New York and the State of New Jersey desire Preamble. to create the Interstate Sanitation District an d to establish the Interstate Sanitation Commission, in accordance with the terms of a compact to which by its terms the State of Connecticut is empowered to become a party, which compact is as follows Tri -St ate Com pac t. Agre ement by S tates of New York, New Jers ey, and C onnecti- cut. Abat ement of e xist- ing pollution of streams. Publ ic he alth meas- ures. Protection of marine life. Sludge deposits. "Interstate Sanit a- tion District " estab- lished. [CH APTE R 779.] J OINT RES OLU TION Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to enter into a compact for the creation of the Interstate Sanitation District and the establishment of the Interstate Sanitation Commission. TRI-STATE CO MP ACT Where as the tr emendous growth o f populat ion and the devel op- ment of the territory surrounding and adjacent to the Harbor of New York has resulted in recent years in an increasingly serious pollution of the harbor, coastal, and tidal waters in such area and the tributary waters therein ; and Whe reas such pollu tion const itute s a g rave menac e to the h ealth , welfare, and recreational facilities of the people living in such area and is occasioning great economic loss ; and Where as the co ntrol of future p ollution and the abatement of existing pollution in the waters in such area is of prime impor- tance to the people living in such area and can best be accom- plished through the cooperation of the States of New Jersey and New York and Connecticut by and through a joint or common agency : Now, therefore, The State of New Y ork and the State of New Jersey an d the State of Connecticut do agree and are bound as follows ARTICLE I 1 . Each of the signatory States pledges each to the other faith- ful cooperation in the control of future pollut ion and agrees to provide for the abatement of exist ing pollution in the tidal and coastal waters in the adjacent portions of the signatory States defined herein as coming within the district, and consistent with such object, to enact adequate legislation which will enable each of the signatory States to put and maintain the wa ters thereof in a satisfactory sanitary condition and particularly to protect public health ; to render safe such waters as are now used or may later become available for bathing and recreational purposes ; to abate and eliminate such pollution as becomes obnoxious or causes a nuisance ; to permit the maintenance of major fish life, shellfish, and marine life in waters now available or that may by practicable means be made available for the development of such fish, shellfish, or marine life ; to prevent oil, grease, or solids from being carried on the s urfac e of the w ater ; to pr event the formation of sludge deposits along the shores or in the waterways ; and with the ful- fillment of these objectives to abate and avoid incurring uneces- sary 1 economic loss by safeguarding the rights of the public in its varied legi timate use s of the w aters of t he distric t. ARTICLE II 1 . To that end they do agree that there shall be created, and they do hereby create, a district, to be known as the "Interstate Sanitation District " (hereinafter referred to as the " district "), which shall embrace the territory described as follows I So in original.